Americana Stamp & Coin Galleries (Expert Witness, stamps, coins; appraisals)
818-905-1111

16060 Ventura Blvd Ste 110a, Encino, CA 91436

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 Jay Tell is the first dealer in history to buy and sell AMERICA'S RAREST STAMP -- $397,838.00 -- Dec. 21, 1999

This is still the Internet world-record holder for the highest price for a single stamp.

 The 24-cent 1875 Winfield Scott purple stamp with ribbed paper, printed by Continental Bank Note Company, was dubbed by Jay as "The Lost Continental" since it had remained undiscovered for 125 years.

 Scott #164 "The Lost Continental" is the only UNIQUE United States stamp.

 

 Jay is the first dealer in history to buy and sell a NOBEL PRIZE.

 

Jay is the first dealer in history to buy and sell the  HIGHEST GRADE U.S. $10 INDIAN GOLD COIN (1913S) ever discovered

 Jay Tell was the first stamp and coin editor of the LOS ANGELES TIMES, a column which ran for 30 years entitled "Stamp & Coin Corner."

 

 Jay Tell was the exclusive stamp rarities buyer and rare stamp investment advisor for the grandson of JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER.

 

 Jay Tell has owned and operated five Los Angeles retail stamp and coin stores 1960's to 1990's.

 

 Jay was a longtime licensed and bonded auctioneer.

 

 Jay Has been a Certified EXPERT WITNESS in court cases pertaining to rare stamps, rare coins, gold, silver, autographs, etc.

 

 Jay is a former consultant to the SCOTT POSTAGE STAMP CATALOGUE, est 1866, found in libraries in perhaps 190 countries around the world; Scott is "the bible of the industry."

 

 Jay Tell is a polished writer, and former newspaper owner, publisher, editor, investigative reporter.

Jay's family owns and has continuously published the highly respected LAS VEGAS ISRAELITE newspaper since 1965.

 

Jay has three beautiful daughters, two exceptional sons-in-law, two sparkling delicious grandchildren. One daughter and her husband are Mastered Degreed dedicated educators in Granada Hills, California> One daughter is an attorney and owner of her own legal services related business in Century City with 60 employees. The youngest daughter is a student.

 

Jay has exclsive clients going back decades, and has helped them build world-class

More Business Info

"BUYING AND SELLING SINCE 1958" *** "COURT-CERTIFIED POLISHED EXPERT WITNESS IN STAMP AND COIN-RELATED CASES" *** Â "BUYER AND APPRAISER FOR STAMPS, COINS, COLLECTIONS, ESTATES, PROBATE, AND INSURANCE PURPOSES." *** "MORE THAN 50 YEARS STAMP AND COIN EXPERIENCE." *** "OWNER AND OPERATOR OF FIVE LOS ANGELES RETAIL STAMP AND COIN STORES 1960's TO 1990's" *** "INTEGRITY SINCE 1958" *** "FIRST STAMP AND COIN EDITOR OF THE LOS ANGELES TIMES"

Extra Phones

Phone: 818-515-1222

Fax: 818-905-1114

Services/Products
~~ RARE STAMPS, RARE COINS ~~ "Buying and selling since 1958." Expert Witness -- stamps and coins Also, gold, silver, autographs, all collectibles Buying and Appraising Stamp and Coin Collections, Estates, Accumulations, Rarities, Dealers' Stocks for more than 50 years. WE CAN VISIT YOUR HOME, OFFICE, OR BANK Complaint-free memberships: ~~ American Philatelic Society (APS) since 1963; APS LIFE MEMBER; ~~ American Numismatic Society (ANA) since 1964; ~~ National Stamp Dealers Association (NSDA); United States Stamp Society (USSS / BIA); etc. -- Phone 818.905.1111 or 818.515.1222 -- email: [email protected] (Primary email) or [email protected] (secondary email) -- Jay Tell's Bio:  http://www.emindsource.com/tell/CV.htm  Bobby Darin Tribute (on more than 40 websites): http://www.bronxbabe.com/Page27.htm -- Court-certified Expert Witness in stamp and coin related cases
Brands
diamonds, gold, harris, jewelry, pcgs, scott, silver
Location
AMERICANA STAMP & COIN GALLERES JAY TELL, Owner Encino, California 91436 BY APPOINTMENT ONLY 818.905.1111Â Â 818.515.1222 *** Email: [email protected] (primary email) Â -- or -- [email protected] (secondary email) *** ~~ EXPERT W
Neighborhoods
Encino, South Valley
Amenities
More than a half-century of expertise and integrity. Buyer and builder of fine stamp and coin collections.
Accreditation

APS Life Member; APS (American Philatelic Society) since 1963; American Numismatic Association (ANA) since 1964; National Stamp Dealers' Association (NSDA), United States Stamp Society (USSS / BIA), etc.

Associations
American Philatelic Society, APS since 1963; APS LIFE MEMBER; American Numismatic Association -- ANA since 1964; National Stamp Dealers' Association; United States Stamp Society (USSS/BIA) etc. *** In 1983 (on the occasion of Jay Tell's 25th Anniversary in the stamp and coin business) Jay's Americana Stamp & Coin Galleries ran the first MILLION-DOLLAR stamp mail auction sale in the history of the stamp business. It was a ten-page advertisement in Linn's Stamp News, then and now the world's largest stamp publication. This 1600+ lot illustrated mail auction sale remains to this day the largest advertisement ever to appear in Linn's. *** Email Jay at [email protected] (primary email) or [email protected] (secondary email) *** Phone 818.905.1111 or 818.515.1222 Â
Other Link

http://www.americanastampcoin.com

Categories
Coin Dealers & Supplies, Appraisers, Collectibles, Stamp Dealers